The Straughn Tigers entered their tilt with the McKenzie Tigers with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Straughn was the clear victor by a 47-21 margin over McKenzie. That's another feather in the cap for Straughn, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Straughn's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Blakeley Smith led the charge by scoring 11 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ora Hall, who scored 13 points along with 3 steals.
Straughn's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for McKenzie, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Straughn will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Laurel Hill at 5:15 p.m. One thing working in Laurel Hill's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. McKenzie will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Luverne at 5:30 p.m. on December 12th.
